• Address: Fremont, CA 94539 (map)
• Date Posted: 10/31/09

Plant Description
Bear’s Breech, also known as Acanthus mollis, is a fast-growing perennial. In San Francisco Bay Area, the plant is almost evergreen throughout the year. It is a highly ornamental plant featuring large, broad, shiny, dark-green leaves with deep cuts along the edge and tall, erect flower stems that can reach up to about 5’ to 6’ feet tall. It grows in a clump about 3’~4’ tall (not counting the flower stems) and 4'-5’ in diameter. Flower spikes start to appear in mid-March. Blooming begins in late April and lasts through most of the summer. It blooms with impressive white to light pink or purplish flowers on stunningly tall, vertical spikes overlooking its dark-green foliage. Both fresh and dried flower spikes can be used in floral arrangements. With bold textured large leaves and tall, imposing flower stalks, bear's breech makes a fine specimen in a stand-alone cluster of 2 to 3 plants. It stands out in the garden, providing contrast, vigor, and complex texture.

The plants do well in partial shade, preferably in locations where there is sunlight in the morning and shade in the afternoon.
Something Nice to Know about Bear's Breech
Bear’s Breech is a classical plant. Its fame in history has been reflected in its use in classical Greek artwork and Corinthian columns. In antiquity gardens, it is a plant of formality, elegance, and architectural beauty.

According to a Web article, Bear's Breech has even won the Royal Horticultural Society's prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

If you want to light up your garden throughout the year, especially in the dead boring winter, Bear's Breech is the plant to have. It'll surely add color, vigor, and head-turning appeal you always desire to your front yard or garden.

The plants offered for sale are in 1-gallon plastic nursery pots. Cash only:
* $10.00 for one (1);
* $18.00 for two (2);
* $25.00 for three (3).

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